On Sept. 3, 2009, Ann Moullen, our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away. She was 92-years-old.

Her loving husband Charles Linton Moullen passed away almost six months to the day before his dear Ann. They had been married nearly 72 years. We will continue to miss them both very much.

Ann loved her family. Her children are daughter Shirley Weber (Joe), son Robert (Linda), and son John (Marilyn). She had nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter due to arrive in October.

Ann was born Aug. 8, 1917, in Pasadena, Calif., to Thomas and Lois Sanders. She was the oldest daughter of eight children.

We hope she will be most remembered for her over 55 years of volunteer services. Ann had always wanted to be a doctor, but she was unable to pursue her dream of going to medical school. She made up for this by becoming a tireless hospital volunteer in L.A. County Hospital and Whittier Hospital in California, as well as over 15 years of service here at Whidbey General. She especially enjoyed her fundraising work with the Dr. Paul Bishop Hospital Guild. She also contributed her time manning the polls from morning to night on election days in every city they lived.

Charles and Ann were married in May of 1937, and raised their three children in Southern California. Ann loved to camp and fish, and early on they started camping as a family nearly every weekend. After Charles’ retirement, Ann journaled about their travels throughout the United States for three years and their snow-birding between Yuma, Ariz., and McCall, Idaho, for two years. Eventually they bought a mobile home in McCall, Idaho, and spent several years living there on Payette Lake. Ann did not mind the long winters, and she loved getting out using her snow blower! She and Charles teamed up with others every winter to create huge ice sculptures for the famous McCall Winter Carnival, winning several honors over the years. Ann would even dress the part every year to introduce the theme of their sculpture and the carnival.

In 1987, they moved to Coupeville, where they embraced the community, visited the library twice a week and tended their beautiful property overlooking the Sound and the Olympic mountains. In 2005, they moved to Oak Harbor, to their lovely home at the Regency, living among their wonderful friends and neighbors. Always the volunteer, Ann enjoyed organizing and stocking the Regency’s library. They especially loved and enjoyed the Valentine events where they would dance the night away in each other’s arms. Ann loved people and she and Charles were always ready to welcome and encourage new neighbors and tenants of the Regency.

If you have the opportunity, visit the beautiful memorial at the Coupeville cemetery that Ann had placed after Charles, or “Linton” as she always called him, passed away last March. There you will see a rose-colored granite bench with their names and a special engraving that reminds us that wherever they went, they were always hand-in-hand.

Friends are invited to join the family at a Reception and Celebration of Ann’s Life, to be held at Regency on Whidbey, 1040 SW Kimball Dr., Oak Harbor, on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Dr. Paul Bishop Guild at Whidbey General Hospital, 101 N. Main St., Coupeville, WA 98239. Family and friends are encouraged to sign the online guest register at www.whidbeymemorial.com.